Photos: Universal Orlando’s Mega Movie Parade, their largest daytime parade, is now open

Film-goers and Universal franchise lovers, this one's for you. Universal Orlando Resort is pumping up the heat with all new attractions and parade floats to bring fan favorite films to the streets of Universal.

The Universal Mega Movie parade began Wednesday, celebrating iconic films like E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, Jaws, Ghostbusters and more.

With 13 new floats, more than 100 performers, new special effects and more, these new shows are set to put the dream in DreamWorks. Highlights include a 16-foot-tall Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters, live marching drums playing music from the iconic 1975 film Jaws along with a matching float, and much more in store to reinvent the idea of parading.

Guests can also purchase interactive bubble wands, which react differently with each new float. They can light up, vibrate, blow bubbles and make sounds when activated on different Universal Mega Movie Parade floats. Each wand will be designated to a different character from films like Trolls, Jurassic World and Minions.

The park is also offering meet-and-greet opportunities at new sites launched with DreamWorks Land, featuring characters from Shrek, Trolls and Kung Fu Panda.


Along with the sites and parade floats, Universal Orlando is also hosting CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular, a show displayed upon the park’s lagoon, highlighting soundtracks from the iconic films that helped shape the park today.

With new updates to the park like DreamWorks Land that opened early June and Epic Universe set to debut early next year, Universal has a jam-packed schedule set to please fans of all things Universal.

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